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Canada

Saskatoon vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Saskatoon is 2.9% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 7.0% less in Saskatoon
Groceries: pay 15.4% more in Saskatoon
Transportation: pay 19.8% less in Saskatoon
Housing: pay 3.7% less in Saskatoon
Childcare: pay 8.5% less in Saskatoon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9% more in Saskatoon
Clothing: pay 2.6% less in Saskatoon

The cost of groceries and entertainment and sports in Saskatoon are more expensive than in Rome. Expenses including transportation, childcare, restaurants, housing, and clothing are lower in Saskatoon.

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Saskatoon vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saskatoon instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 7.0% less for restaurants

	Rome	Saskatoon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.00	$17.53 CA$24.51	+4.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.00	$9.12 CA$12.74	-18.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.64	$2.01 CA$2.81	-32.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.32	$1.79 CA$2.50	+20.6%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 15.4% more for groceries

	Rome	Saskatoon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.99	$2.22 CA$3.10	-0.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.63	$4.87 CA$6.81	-34.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.79	$11.45 CA$16.00	+76.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.16	$3.53 CA$4.94	-24.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.05	$5.24 CA$7.32	-7.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.05	$1.84 CA$2.57	+57.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$0.65 CA$0.90	-38.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$1.95 CA$2.72	+78.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$1.45 CA$2.03	+35.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$1.26 CA$1.76	+95.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.94 CA$1.32	+31.6%
Average			+15.4%

Rome vs. Saskatoon - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.8% less for transportation

	Rome	Saskatoon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.18	$4.33 CA$6.05	-46.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.99	$59.27 CA$82.83	+51.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,743.92	$27,760.48 CA$38,799.43	-21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €18.00	$14.43 CA$20.17	-28.4%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 3.7% less for housing

	Rome	Saskatoon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.45	$58.53 CA$81.81	+83.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,079.34	$1,006.86 CA$1,407.24	-16.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €779.85	$884.44 CA$1,236.13	+1.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €140.30	$156.88 CA$219.26	-0.2%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 8.5% less for childcare

	Rome	Saskatoon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €435.03	$479.27 CA$669.86	-1.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,056.21	$14,343.15 CA$20,046.70	-14.9%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Saskatoon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$4.21 CA$5.88	-24.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.85	$3.64 CA$5.09	+75.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.50	$14.59 CA$20.39	+100.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.43	$43.70 CA$61.08	-33.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €10.00	$11.40 CA$15.93	+1.8%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 2.6% less for clothing

	Rome	Saskatoon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.67	$62.55 CA$87.42	-12.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.42	$43.11 CA$60.25	+18.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €74.67	$84.01 CA$117.41	+0.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.98	$105.88 CA$147.98	-14.0%
Average			-2.6%

Rome vs. Saskatoon - Cost of clothing

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